The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-12
Current Events Epitomized.
Give Tulip soap a trial.
-Eastei Monday-April 10Th.

Current Events Epitomized.
Give Tulip soap a trial.
Easter Monday-Aprl 10Th.
For the Laundry use Tulip Soap.
-Emaus, Lehigh county, will have
silk mill.
-Hazleton will have big parade OIL St.
Patrick's day.
-Slating.on is to have building and
loan association.
st. Patrick's day in the morning
Thursday next, 18th inst.
-"Auntie Slmons," White HaYen's old
est resident, died recently.
The measels have struck Lehighton.
Several cases are reported.
-Lansford is to have an Episcopal
church, to cost about $1,000.
Hon. A. w. Raudenbush will please
accent thanks for public docs
The date on the direction tab of your
paper may interest you. Look at it,
A teachers local institute convcnes in
the school building to-day Saturday.
IN many town pedhlers are arrested.
Some such action should be taken here.
Many of the public schools in this
county close during the month of April,
The w. C. T. u. of Reading. has de-
cded that tobacco is bad for the morals.
Real estate in Lansford is going up.
A lot, 25Xl50 feet, sold for $1,000 recently.
-Weathcrly expects to be treated to a
building boom during the coming summer.
A number of new dwellings will ego
up during the coming Spring and Sum
mer.
Go to Frs. Roderer, un Ter the EX
change Hotel, for smooth shave and a
fashionable hair cut.
The Reading Company has made an
other reduction of twenty per cent. on the
wages of all employees.
AT most of the L. V. II. II. company's
shops throughout the Valley, employees
are worked ten hours a day.
S. L. Shull, of Easton. looms mp as a
candidate for the SUPPLEMENTARY of
Northampton county schools.
The progressive citizens of Summit
Hill are determined to haze that little vii
lage incorporated as borough.
EGGS for sale from good stock Brown
Lcghorn, Plymouth Rock, Pekin Duck. 60
cents per dozen, II. A. Beltz, Lehighton.
An individual named John Weiss had
his foot mashed Friday, at Mauch Chunk,
in attempting to jump on moving coal
train.
The various borough officers elected at
the latn alpptipn with fbn Of
school directors, entered upon their duties
Monday.
Capt. w. II. Bartholomew, of the Cat
asauqua Valley Record, has been appointed
postmaster in that borough by President
Cleveland.
John Bersh, of Kingston, has invented
contriyance for heating railroad cars by
steam, and it will be tried on the Lehigh
Valley road
The one hundredth and ninth anniver.
sary of Ireiand's illustrous patriot and
martyr was appropriately observed by the
citizens Of Beaver Meadow recently.
No adult Grafton in Tulip Soap.
Samuel Solt, of Towamensing town
ship, had his right hand caught between
the bumpers of two coal cars at Packerton,
Saturday, and severely mashed.
Normal Square is the name of a new
postoffce, a short distance above Pleasant
Corner. Our old friend Chas. Seidle is
postmaster and his accomplished daughter
Emma, assistant
e. F. Luckenbach, 81 Broadway,
Mauch Chunk, is selling off Wall Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. 9-4w.
The law directs that borough and town
ship auditors shall meet on the second
Monday Of March ia each year to audit the
accounts Of all borough and township Off
GERS except the school board.
Sale bills printed at short notice. Re-
member, place in our ''Sale Register is
given to all who have their sale bills printed
at this office. 1t will pay you. The AD-
yocATE is read by everybody.
For the week ending on the 9Th inst.
there were 5S,960 tons of coal shipped over
the l.. & S. II. r., total to date of 67I .2G6
tons, showing decrease as compared with
same date last year of Sc. 100 tons.
For the week ending Feb. 2S, there
were 1882 tons of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total to
date of 1896, 403 tons, and showing de-
crease of 5.46l tons compared with same
date last year
The attention of the people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George F. Huntznger, of she
popular Switchback Restaurant, is author
lied by us to receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
BILLY" Mccormick, the popular bar
tender at the Carbon House won the real
live bear last Saturday evening. "Billy''
and Alphabetical Stocker expect to start on
tour through the the country with the
bear and hand organ about April LIST.
1t is strictly pure. Tulip Soap.
-"rhe Baptism of Fire" will oe the
topic Of a special sermon, in the NJ. f.
church, by the pastor, next Sunday morn
ing. The Missionary Anniversary of the
Church and Sunday School, will be held in
the evening. Recitations by Miss Nellie
E. Major, Miss Maud WheatIey, BERTHE
Durling and Robbie Lentz. Singing by the
eboI and the scholars.